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Description

This course describes treatment effectiveness, cost effectiveness, current coverage under each Medicaid program, and examples of innovative financing and delivery models used by states to provide disulfiram, acamprosate, methadone, buprenorphine, buprenorphine-naloxone, and naltrexone to those with alcohol and/or opioid use disorders.

*This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.

Objectives

On completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Enumerate the three drugs with the least coverage across Medicaid programs for the purpose of treating opioid addiction and explain why this is seen.

2. Investigate what the scientific research has found for the benefits that medications for alcohol and opioid dependence provide to the client and to the rest of society.

3. Compare and contrast the different medications used for alcohol and opioid dependence and explain how each produces the desired results.

4. Examine the five controlled substance schedules defined under the Controlled Substances Act.

5. Identify who may dispense methadone or buprenorphine to a patient under the direction of the OTP medical director who is certified by SAMHSA and registered with the DEA, as long as the activity is consistent with state law.

Quantum Units Education began in 2005 with a vision: to be a company with a conscience. Quantum Units Education is not your ordinary CE provider. What this means is simple: we strive to give back. We are grateful for the opportunity we have been given to help others. We want to pay it forward in caring for the environment and our community - which includes each and every customer that crosses our path. We are all in relationship with each other and with our planet. Let us think bigger, take action that creates lasting change, be innovative with our use of green technologies, engage with like-minded partners and move responsibly in our global community.

Current Accreditations

This course has been certified by or provided by the following Certified Organization/s: